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BEST45CAL
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Robots predicted to take over on the battlefield
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Robots predicted to take over on the battlefield
BY MICHAEL EVANS
ROBOTIC power on the battlefield could replace manpower by the year 2030, according to the new Ministry of Defence report.
“Unmanned systems might be used for operations deemed too risky for humans,” it said.
There is no specific reference to America’s proposed “Son of Star Wars” national missile defence system, under which ground-based interceptors would be guided by space-based sensors and satellites to knock out any rogue state’s ballistic missiles.
The report, however, did acknowledge that measures would be needed to counter the whole range of new threats arising in the future. There was no stopping technological advance, and although arms control measures could “significantly reduce risks or make them more predictable” some adversaries would not be party to the international agreements and would not be operating under the same restrictions.
The report says that by 2030 machines would be developed with artificial intelligence. They would be able to gather information about the battlefield and, acting autonomously, make “intelligent judgments” about what action to pursue and what kind of risks were involved.
These machines could “improve our ability to remove personnel from the front line”, the report said. The MoD also envisaged “long-endurance remotely deployed systems” and micro unmanned airborne vehicles over the battlefield.
However, the dramatic advances in technology between now and 2030 would also increase the range of military options that were available to potential enemies.
Vastly superior computers, using quantum processing, would make a “staggering” difference to weapon power.
The report gave a warning that Russia, China, Israel and North Korea were all expected to continue developing their weapon export business, and said that “such sales may lead to a said narrowing of the technological gap between Nato and some potential adversaries”.
Copyright 2001 Times Newspapers Ltd.
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AtomicLibSmasher
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This will only force our technology from one of pawns on a battlefield to ultra low frequency theater wide energy weapons. Massive destruction with zero collateral damage. Pin point accuracy is a cake walk in case you just wish to take out a subject instead. Besides, the technology is pre-existing.
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RogerFGay
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Robots predicted to take over on the battlefield by 2030?
I could have done that 10 years ago.
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Robots predicted to take over on the battlefield
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2001
Robots predicted to take over on the battlefield
BY MICHAEL EVANS
ROBOTIC power on the battlefield could replace manpower by the year 2030, according to the new Ministry of Defence report.
“Unmanned systems might be used for operations deemed too risky for humans,” it said.
There is no specific reference to America’s proposed “Son of Star Wars” national missile defence system, under which ground-based interceptors would be guided by space-based sensors and satellites to knock out any rogue state’s ballistic missiles.
The report, however, did acknowledge that measures would be needed to counter the whole range of new threats arising in the future. There was no stopping technological advance, and although arms control measures could “significantly reduce risks or make them more predictable” some adversaries would not be party to the international agreements and would not be operating under the same restrictions.
The report says that by 2030 machines would be developed with artificial intelligence. They would be able to gather information about the battlefield and, acting autonomously, make “intelligent judgments” about what action to pursue and what kind of risks were involved.
These machines could “improve our ability to remove personnel from the front line”, the report said. The MoD also envisaged “long-endurance remotely deployed systems” and micro unmanned airborne vehicles over the battlefield.
However, the dramatic advances in technology between now and 2030 would also increase the range of military options that were available to potential enemies.
Vastly superior computers, using quantum processing, would make a “staggering” difference to weapon power.
The report gave a warning that Russia, China, Israel and North Korea were all expected to continue developing their weapon export business, and said that “such sales may lead to a said narrowing of the technological gap between Nato and some potential adversaries”.
Copyright 2001 Times Newspapers Ltd.
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AtomicLibSmasher
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This will only force our technology from one of pawns on a battlefield to ultra low frequency theater wide energy weapons. Massive destruction with zero collateral damage. Pin point accuracy is a cake walk in case you just wish to take out a subject instead. Besides, the technology is pre-existing.
“Americans are so enamored with equality they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.” -Alexis de Tocqueville
RogerFGay
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Robots predicted to take over on the battlefield by 2030?
I could have done that 10 years ago.